Situational Awareness The House and Senate are back in session this week. The House will consider its Defense and Homeland Security appropriations bills. The Senate will begin floor debate on its first package of bipartisan appropriations legislation, which includes the Senate’s Agriculture-FDA, Military Construction-VA and
Situational Awareness The Senate returns to Capitol Hill this week following its six-week August recess. While Congress was away, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) began negotiations on a short-term spending measure to prevent a government shutdown.
Situational Awareness This week marks the beginning of Congress’ August recess, which is scheduled to end Sept. 12. This return date would give both the House and Senate just three weeks to pass a long list of must-pass legislation until the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30.
Situational Awareness The House and Senate are in session this week for the final work period leading into the August break. The Senate will return Sept. 5 and the House will reconvene Sept. 12. The House is scheduled to consider the Military Construction and Veterans’ Affairs
Situational Awareness The House and Senate are both in session this week. The House is slated to vote on its version of the Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization package and legislation that restricts undocumented immigrants from being sheltered in public education facilities. The Senate will hold
Situational AwarenessThe House and Senate are both in session this week following a two-week recess. The House will consider the National Defense Authorization Act for FY24–must-pass annual legislation that specifies how the Pentagon will allocate their federal budget. In addition, the House will also vote on
Situational AwarenessThe House and Senate are both in session for a short week due to the Juneteenth holiday. The House will consider several health insurance bills and a measure to override President Biden’s veto of a joint resolution to cancel his student loan forgiveness plan.
Situational AwarenessThe House and Senate are both in session this week. The House is trying to get back on track after a mini-revolt from a group of conservatives who are unhappy with the debt ceiling deal. The House will consider legislation originally on the schedule
Situational AwarenessThe House and Senate are in session this week. It’s gas stove week in the House! The lower chamber will consider two bills limiting federal agencies’ ability to further regulate gas stoves —one preventing the Consumer Product Safety Commission from using funds to regulate
Situational AwarenessThe House and Senate are both in session this week and all eyes are on whether the votes will materialize for a debt limit deal reached over the weekend. Both chambers will be in session until breaking for the Independence Day recess on June